Elvis Presley Song:

Blue Suede Shoes (1956)
(Music and lyrics by Carl Perkins)
The first few lines of this song are taken from a children's rhyme:
"One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, go boy go"
- except that in the last line the 'boy' is changed for 'cat'.  

Blue Suede Shoes was written and recorded in 1955 by Carl Perkins
and made it to all three of pop, country, and blues charts. It is 
in that sense that this song can be considered the first rock-and-roll hit
ever recorded, because rock-and-roll was a new style of music born in
the 1950s that incorporated elements of those three pop, blues, and country.

Here's a nice history of how Blue Suede Shoes was first conceived: 
presumably Johnny Cash had heard someone say in a line, "Don't step
on my blue suede shoes" and suggested to Perkins to write a song about that. 
Then another night Perkins saw a dancer push away his girlfriend in an attempt
to keep her away from his new blue suede shoes - and so he writes the song.   

The chorus line of this song goes like this:

"Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh, 
Honey, lay off of my shoes.
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
You can do anything, but lay off of my blue suede shoes."



Watch a video clip of 24K Gold music shows performing "Blue Suede Shoes":





You can find 'Blue Suede Shues' on
Elvis 2nd to None CD, or on Aloha From Hawaii CD.

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I have always loved Elvis since I was a little girl b/c I have the same birthday. I am now 21 & one of the few around here that still listens to his music. This song is one of my many favorites b/c when I was little my grandpa would sit me on his knee and sing this song to me while bouncing me around or we would dance. Trisha

I thank this song. It is the reason I know and love Elvis. We had to sing blue Suede Shoes in class in Grade three. To me, it was just electrifying! I got mum to take me out that very night to buy an Elvis Presley tape, and have not looked back since. Elvis has been with me through so many tough times in my life - my parents' divorce, teenage years, bullying at school. Thank you, Elvis.xxx Lauren

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